Engineering Manager - (JavaScript/Java) -… at Canva · Sydney

companyDescription Join the team redefining how the world experiences design. Hey, g'day, mabuhay, kia ora, 你好, hallo, vítejte! Thanks for stopping by. We know job hunting can be a little time consuming and you're probably keen to find out what's on offer, so we'll get straight to the point. Where and how you can work Our flagship campus is in Sydney. We also have a campus in Melbourne and co-working spaces in Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. But you have choice in where and how you work, we trust our Canvanauts to choose the balance that empowers them and their team to achieve their goals. What you’d be doing in this role As Canva scales change continues to be part of our DNA. But we like to think that's all part of the fun. So this will give you the flavour of the type of things you'll be working on when you start, but this will likely evolve. jobDescription What you’d be doing in this role This year the Content Management Sub-Group is on a mission to enable everyone to find and organise their content. We’re doubling down on several critical initiatives to help us achieve our company-level strategy of driving teams and collaboration in Canva. Our goals focus on helping teams that use Canva to store, navigate, organise and find their designs as effectively as possible. This means that we build rich features into the Canva home page and for use in-context within the editor. We work closely with teams across the company, including search, education, growth, and platform. The features that our team build are core to the every day use of our over 100 million users and so performance and reliability are at the forefront of everything we do. At the moment, you will be focused on: Building out new experiences for supporting the storage of new asset types in Canva Evolving the existing experiences across Folders, Media, Video, Audio, Document, Search, and beyond. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and designing scalable solutions. Help the team to build and deliver great user experiences Leading continuous improvement efforts within your team. Troubleshooting and resolving technical issues related to the team’s domain as and when they arise. Staying updated on industry trends and best practices to innovate and improve the domain owned by the team. What you’ll do: You will be responsible for leading motivated engineers who build, run, and analyze features across the Canva product. You will Coach engineers by providing regular, practical feedback and collaboratively help them reach their personal growth goals. You will set clear goals for the team and rally the team to execution on those goals. You will ensure that there is a healthy environment for collaboration and the engineering culture within the team is open, pragmatic, and encouraging. You will own the team’s development methodology and rituals such as sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives. You will lead the team’s technical strategy and roadmap in collaboration with various stakeholders. You will write and review design documents, break projects down into milestones, and be responsible for project delivery. You will work in cross-functional teams with UI/UX designers, content designers, product managers, and engineers (including QA and data analysts) to meet the needs of your team. As the eng lead for the team, you will be comfortable getting your hands dirty and writing some code for the teams features. qualifications additionalInformation What's in it for you? Achieving our crazy big goals motivates us to work hard - and we do - but you'll experience lots of moments of magic, connectivity and fun woven throughout life at Canva, too. We also offer a range of benefits to set you up for every success in and outside of work. Here's a taste of what's on offer: Equity packages - we want our success to be yours too Inclusive parental leave policy that supports all parents & carers An annual Vibe & Thrive allowance to support your wellbeing, social connection, office setup & more Flexible leave options that empower you to be a force for good, take time to recharge and supports you personally Check out lifeatcanva.com for more info. Other stuff to know We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills and passion, as well as how you can enhance Canva and our culture. When you apply, please tell us the pronouns you use and any reasonable adjustments you may need during the interview process. We celebrate all types of skills and backgrounds at Canva so even if you don’t feel like your skills quite match what’s listed above - we still want to hear from you! Please note that interviews are conducted virtually.